Lobbying Update: $3,570,000 of GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC lobbying was just disclosed

$3,570,000 of GOOGLE CLIENT SERVICES LLC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Regulation of online advertising Privacy and competition issues in online advertising Intellectual property enforcement Intermediary liability for copyright infringing content generated by users Generative AI and copyright Generative AI and patents H.R. 2794 / S. 1367 - NO FAKES Act S. XXXX - Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act of 2024 H.R. 791 -The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) H.R.XXXX - Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA) H.R. XXXX - Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act H.R.1109 - Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 Privacy and data security issues Transparency related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and national security orders General online consumer protection issues Online child safety protection issues; COPPA Mobile location privacy issues Cybersecurity Electronic communications privacy Data breach issues Policies on online controversial, inciting, and manipulative content Digital wellbeing Generative AI safety and privacy issues Age assurance H.R. 859 / S. 28 Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act S. 1748 - Kids Online Safety Act S. 836 - Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act S. 278 - Kids Off Social Media Act H.R. 3149 / S. 1586 - App Store Accountability Act H.R. 1941 - Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act H.R. XXX - Verifying Kids' Online Privacy Act S. 737 / H.R. 1623 - Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net H.R. 3209 - App Store Freedom Act S. 2153 - Open App Markets Act S. 2714 - Children Harmed by AI Technology Act (CHAT) Act H.R. 5173 - No Social Media at School Act H.R. 5272 - Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act S. 2381 - Preventing Recurring Online Abuse of Children Through Intentional Vetting of Artificial Intelligence (PROACTIVE AI) Data Act S. 1792 - AI Whistleblower Protection Act Connected education Rolling Study Halls Digital skilling/Workforce development AI tools for education Freedom of expression and free flow of information Global trade issues Ukraine Response Israel Response Global connectivity/subsea cables/foreign data centers S. 1705 / H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act H.R 2683 / S. - Remote Access Security Act (RASA) H.R. XXXX / S. XXX - GAIN AI Act H.R. 2503 - Undersea Cable Control Act Health IT Health data policy Opioid and fentanyl crisis Public health information Mental health Health and fitness issues in the National Defense Authorization Act Health & AI Cybersecurity issues Online content moderation Cybersecurity workforce S. 438 / H.R. 1000 - Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 872 - Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act High-skilled immigration and job creation STEM and innovation DACA H-1B visa reform Openness and competition in online services and devices Workplace policies; diversity and inclusion Future of work Competition regulation and antitrust law, domestically and internationally Interoperability/messaging standard issues affecting mobile handsets S. 1073 - Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act (AMERICA) General issues related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Open-source software Cloud computing Quantum computing AI principles R&D on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and quantum information science Semiconductor supply chain and domestic production Generative AI CHIPS and Science Act implementation Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act S. 1106 / H.R. 2321 - US Leadership in Immersive Technology S. 1235 / H.R. 2583 Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act (EPIC) Act S. XXX - AI Modernization of Veterans Benefits Act S. XXX, VET AI Act S. 1462 / H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act S. 1269, Promoting United States Leadership in Standards Act H.R. 2385, CREATE AI Act of 2025 S. 1633, TEST AI Act of 2025 S. 1699, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act H.R. 1534 - IMPACT Act Benefits of online services for small businesses Grow with Google Small business advertising issues Small business competitive landscape Online video Competition in video programming Promoting broadband infrastructure deployment FCC regulation of privacy, broadband USF Reform MVPD Definition S. XXXX - Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act Freedom of expression, intermediary liability, and intellectual property in international trade agreements Data localization New trade agreement negotiations (e.g., USMCA) China tariffs Technology transfer, export administration and licensing, and supply chain security On-shoring the semiconductor supply chain DMA/DSA Anti-human trafficking efforts Internet intermediary liability Law enforcement access to data stored abroad Reporting of online terrorist activity Government access to electronic communications transactional records S. XXX - STOP CSAM Act H.R. 633 / S. 146 - Take It Down Act S. 962 - Protecting Children Over Profits Act H.R. 1623 / S. 737 - SCREEN Act International tax reform/OECD Digital services taxation On-shoring the semiconductor supply chain Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)/foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) Permanency R&D Amortization Transmission development and deployment Sustainability efforts Energy Permitting Reform H.R. XXX / S. XXX - Advancing GETS Act H.R. 1077 / S. 456 STEAM Act H.R. 301 - GEO Act H.R. 3838 - SPEED Act Continuing Appropriations for FY2025 Budget Reconciliation - H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) and procurement National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025"

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GOOGL Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $GOOGL stock 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 9 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GOOGL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 07/14, 07/02 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 09/23.
• SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $65,000 on 09/17, 05/20 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 09/03.
• SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 07/29, 05/08, 04/29 and 0 sales.
• SENATOR ANGUS S. KING JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 07/21.
• REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
• REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN purchased up to $15,000 on 06/24.
• REPRESENTATIVE JOHN W. ROSE sold up to $5,000,000 on 06/03.
• REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $250,000 on 05/12.
• REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON sold up to $50,000 on 04/21.
• REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN sold up to $15,000 on 04/21.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

GOOGL Insider Trading Activity

GOOGL insiders have traded $GOOGL stock on the open market 131 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 131 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $GOOGL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• SUNDAR PICHAI (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 68 sales selling 390,000 shares for an estimated $78,129,802.
• KAVITARK RAM SHRIRAM has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 59,566 shares for an estimated $11,565,220.
• JOHN KENT WALKER (President, Global Affairs, CLO) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 41,636 shares for an estimated $9,045,876.
• AMIE THUENER O'TOOLE (VP, Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 6,509 shares for an estimated $1,605,124.
• JOHN L. HENNESSY has made 0 purchases and 36 sales selling 4,400 shares for an estimated $898,087.
• FRANCES ARNOLD has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 649 shares for an estimated $124,813.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 2,436 institutional investors add shares of GOOGL stock to their portfolio, and 2,157 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 14,910,314 shares (-16.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,627,644,636
• UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 11,522,921 shares (+26.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $2,030,684,367
• FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added 10,843,853 shares (+51.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,911,012,214
• CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 10,062,090 shares (-18.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,773,242,120
• WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 10,042,091 shares (+17.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,769,717,696
• BLACKROCK, INC. removed 9,367,765 shares (-2.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,650,881,225
• MORGAN STANLEY added 7,202,481 shares (+5.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,269,293,226

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

GOOGL Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $GOOGL in the last several months. We have seen 23 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Guggenheim issued a "Buy" rating on 10/17/2025
• HSBC issued a "Buy" rating on 10/07/2025
• Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/02/2025
• Mizuho issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/30/2025
• MoffettNathanson issued a "Buy" rating on 09/25/2025
• Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 09/22/2025
• Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/18/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for GOOGL, check out Quiver Quantitative's $GOOGL forecast page.

GOOGL Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $GOOGL recently. We have seen 34 analysts offer price targets for $GOOGL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $262.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Justin Post from B of A Securities set a target price of $280.0 on 10/20/2025
• Michael Morris from Guggenheim set a target price of $280.0 on 10/17/2025
• Brian Pitz from BMO Capital set a target price of $294.0 on 10/09/2025
• Paul Rossington from HSBC set a target price of $285.0 on 10/07/2025
• Ken Gawrelski from Wells Fargo set a target price of $236.0 on 10/07/2025
• Brian Nowak from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $270.0 on 10/02/2025
• Lloyd Walmsley from Mizuho set a target price of $295.0 on 09/30/2025

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